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Historical Engineers: Harry Nyquist, a Trail Blazer in Digital Communications

Nyquist’s contributions were the intellectual building blocks essential to the birth of modern information theory

one day ago by Gary Elinoff

New Programmable Material and PIC Fabrication Method Could Speed Up the Design Process

A new innovative fabrication technique for reprogrammable photonic circuits has been developed by researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology.

3 days ago by Luke James

Charge-Coupled Device Clocking Techniques for CCD Readout

This article continues the Image Sensor Technology series by examining details involved in the movement of light-generated electric charge within a CCD.

4 days ago by Robert Keim

Cypress Semiconductor Prototyping Board | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

March 28, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Designing FPGA-Dependent Medical Devices Just Got More Streamlined With New PMIC Reference Designs

Renesas' new reference designs for Xilinx's FPGAs and SoCs solve the issues of multiphase regulators. But how might they also speed up the design process for in-demand medical devices?

March 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

FPGAs Are More Accessible to Non-FPGA Specialists Than Ever Before

FPGAs pose a major drawback: they require the expertise of highly specialized (and scarce) engineers trained to work with FPGAs. Three companies have set out to change that.

March 26, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

A number of companies are pumping out new edge AI technology—none of which explicitly state pandemic prediction or healthcare assistance as a use case. But with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, might this new technology be used to that end?

March 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Understanding Digital Oscilloscope Sample Rate and Analog Bandwidth Specs

In this article, we’ll examine two important specifications of a digital oscilloscope: analog bandwidth and sampling rate.

March 24, 2020 by Steve Arar

Understanding the Structure and Functionality of CCDs

This article will help you to understand what CCD sensors are and how they allow us to convert an optical scene into a digital image.

March 23, 2020 by Robert Keim

Introduction to Image Sensor Technology, from Photons to Electrons

This article, the first in a series, discusses light-sensitive electronic devices called photodiodes and compares CCD and CMOS sensors.

March 23, 2020 by Robert Keim

Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.

March 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Maxim Integrated Bidirectional DC PLC Management IC | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

March 16, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Historical Engineers: How Claude Shannon Ushered In the Digital Age

Information theory laid the foundation for the modern computer. Where did Shannon get his inspiration?

March 14, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

Toshiba eFuse ICs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

March 14, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Osaka University Develops an FPGA Computing Device for Maximal Optimization of AI Tasks

Osaka University researchers have built a new device that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in AI applications.

March 13, 2020 by Luke James

What Is a Hardware Description Language (HDL)?

This FEQ (or Frequent Engineering Question) covers the basics of a crucial topic: hardware description languages.

March 11, 2020 by Robert Keim

The Mapping Function and Circuit Implementation in Histogram Equalization

In this article, we'll look into greater details on a histogram equalization method, including use cases of the mapping function and circuit implementation.

March 10, 2020 by Steve Arar

With an Aging Industrial Infrastructure, Reliable IGBT Drivers Are More Important Than Ever

High voltage and high reliability is king in IGBT drivers. Power Integrations is rising to the call.

March 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

How “ChipDNA” Levels Up Authenticator ICs

Maxim Integrated has cracked to more secure authentification—without a digital key stored in the IC’s memory.

March 07, 2020 by Robert Keim

A Brief Guide to Bluetooth Low Energy IPs on the Market

Keep this guide in your back pocket for the next time you're designing a device that requires BLE connectivity.

March 05, 2020 by Robin Mitchell